tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post1148951538734028398..comments2015-03-02T13:10:57.198-05:00Comments on Marvel Comics of the 1980s: 1984 - Alpha FlightJason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-75244508471572226162013-09-05T16:31:32.383-04:002013-09-05T16:31:32.383-04:00Hey The Colonel, I loved Alpha Flight as well and ...Hey The Colonel, I loved Alpha Flight as well and Guardian&#39;s death still bothers me! I&#39;d love to one day get a commission from Byrne where Mac survives his armour overload!Jason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-80379946361875000932013-09-05T16:27:04.844-04:002013-09-05T16:27:04.844-04:00Forgot about the Snowblind cover. A stunner. Great...Forgot about the Snowblind cover. A stunner. Great recap of the early series, too. Really enjoyed Alpha Flight up to Guardian&#39;s death. Issue #17 was also cool (new and improved uppercut!) and got my friends and I to revisit some of the &quot;old&quot; Byrne X-Men issues. Good stuff. The Colonelhttp://colparker.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-41345173418490993462009-11-17T13:26:04.964-05:002009-11-17T13:26:04.964-05:00Ah, yes. That was brutal. That last page with the ...Ah, yes. That was brutal. That last page with the heavy black borders is etched in my mind.Jason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-20813093122316320782009-11-17T13:15:46.809-05:002009-11-17T13:15:46.809-05:00Nope! When Reed comes back to the hospital with D...Nope! When Reed comes back to the hospital with Dr. Octopus, but is too late to save his second child.Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175512698266614039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-84941386362041195702009-11-16T11:22:51.798-05:002009-11-16T11:22:51.798-05:00Hey Scott, I&#39;m assuming the other was Uncanny ...Hey Scott, I&#39;m assuming the other was Uncanny X-Men #137, Death of the Phoenix?Jason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-73433320638060258092009-11-16T11:07:55.860-05:002009-11-16T11:07:55.860-05:00I was 13 when I read Alpha Flight #12. It was one...I was 13 when I read Alpha Flight #12. It was one of only two times a comic book made me cry -- and John Byrne wrote both of them.Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175512698266614039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-78057095296822332392009-11-14T23:49:26.220-05:002009-11-14T23:49:26.220-05:00Yeah, you&#39;re right, I feel the same way being ...Yeah, you&#39;re right, I feel the same way being Canadian. They&#39;ve tried so often to re-capture that feeling, but never seem to get it right.Jason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-85810361098755847002009-11-14T23:46:58.642-05:002009-11-14T23:46:58.642-05:00Alpha Flight was one of my favorite Marvel comics ...Alpha Flight was one of my favorite Marvel comics of the 80s. I just hate that the team and characters pretty much died with the 80s, too.ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10194338249612443469noreply@blogger.com